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SUCCESSFUL HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN A PATIENT WITH HEART FAILURE AND PERSISTING Q FEV...
Marcel van t Veer
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May 06, 2020
Active infection is generally considered a contraindication for heart transplantation. The rare combination of a patient with an active Coxiella burnetii infection and a congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries requiring heart transplantation imposes challenging treatment decisions. We present a case of a patient with end stage heart failure requiring heart transplantation who developed chronic Q-fever and endocarditis.